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Sliding vs rolling friction
Why are ball bearings used in machines?
Why do we apply paint on iron objects?
Is it just for looks?
Weightlessness
Why do astronauts float inside the ISS even though gravity exists?
Why do we get energy from food?
How is digestion a chemical process?
Work done zero
Does holding a heavy bag without moving it count as doing work?
Why did Mendeleev leave gaps in his periodic table?
Wasn’t it incomplete?
Positive vs negative work
When is work negative?
Why are noble gases placed separately?
Helium, neon, argon — why isolated?
Energy transformations
Where does a pendulum have max potential and kinetic energy?
What causes atomic size to decrease across a period?
Why do atoms “shrink” as we move left to right?
Power vs energy
A 100 W bulb and a 60 W bulb are on for an hour. Which uses more energy?
Why does reactivity increase down alkali metals?
Why is cesium more reactive than sodium?
Mechanical advantage
Why do we use long handles in wrenches?
Why is fluorine the most reactive non-metal?
Even oxygen isn’t as aggressive. Why?
Kinetic energy
Why does a fast-moving truck have more stopping distance than a slow car?
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